Case Study: KD Photography

CloudOps and Governance Implementation

KD Photography @CloudTechon

Case Study

KD Photography, a growing digital media and photography business, required a secure and governed AWS environment to host its CRM application and media workloads. By implementing CloudOps practices with AWS Control Tower, CfCTv2, and Account Factory for Terraform (AFT), KD Photography standardized its multi-account structure, enforced governance, and automated operations while ensuring compliance and scalability.

Problem Statement & Definition

Initially, KD Photography operated its workloads in standalone AWS accounts without
standardized operations or governance. This setup led to:

No clear multi-account strategy for separating environments (Dev, Test, Prod).

Manual provisioning of infrastructure, resulting in delays and inconsistent configurations.

Limited enforcement of security controls such as encryption, IAM least privilege, and centralized logging.

Compliance challenges in protecting sensitive customer photography data and CRM records.

A robust CloudOps and governance framework was needed to support secure scaling and operational efficiency.

Proposed Solution & Architecture

Governance (Control Tower + CfCTv2)

  • Deployed AWS Control Tower landing zone to establish a governed multi-account
    environment.
  • Enforced Service Control Policies (SCPs) and preventive guardrails (e.g., block
    public S3 buckets, restrict root access, enforce region use).
  • Used CfCTv2 manifests to apply custom governance rules and organizational
    baselines.
  • Implemented organization-wide AWS Config rules for encryption, IAM, and logging
    compliance.

CloudOps (AFT + Automation)

  • Leveraged Account Factory for Terraform (AFT) to automate account creation for
    Dev, Test, and Prod.
  • Standardized baseline resources (VPC, IAM roles, CloudTrail, CloudWatch).
  • Enabled CI/CD pipelines for CRM deployments with Infrastructure as Code.
  • Centralized monitoring with CloudWatch dashboards and integrated Security Hub
    + GuardDuty for security insights.

Our Approach

Outcomes of Project & Success Metrics

  • Standardized Governance: All AWS accounts onboarded into Control Tower with
    consistent baselines.
  • Efficiency Gains: Account provisioning reduced by 70% with AFT automation.
  • Security Posture Improvement:
    o 100% coverage with GuardDuty, Security Hub, and Config.
    o 60% reduction in IAM policy misconfigurations with Access Analyzer.
    o End-to-end KMS encryption enabled for CRM and photography data.
  • Operational Visibility: CloudOps practices delivered proactive monitoring and faster incident detection.

TCO @CloudTechon

TCO Analysis Performed

1. Eliminated manual account setup, saving 30% operational effort.

2. Long-term compliance risk and penalty mitigation achieved through proactive governance.

3. Eliminated manual account setup, saving 30% operational effort.

Lessons Learned!

Automation First:

AFT significantly reduced onboarding time and manual effort.

Governance at Scale

CfCTv2 allowed enforcement of tailored guardrails aligned with KD Photography’s compliance needs.

Centralized CloudOps:

Unified logging, monitoring, and security scanning improved visibility.

Data Protection Priority:

Enforcing encryption and blocking public access safeguarded customer media assets.

Scalability for Growth:

The Control Tower foundation ensures easy expansion for future workloads.

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